Halima talks about the voice as an instrument and the release of her new EP, EXU.

AstroFest 2024 will feature dark night skies along the entire Gunnison River corridor from Curecanti National Recreation Area (certified Dark Sky in 2021) all the way to Gunnison Gorge National Conservation Area – celebrating their recent certification as a Dark Sky Place.

Jason and Jonah Howard of The Cross-Eyed Possum join Taya Jae.

Every year, right in the middle of August, my cousins and I drag all our sleeping bags andpillows up to their roof and wait for the sky event that goes highly unnoticed every year: the Perseid meteor shower.

Lou Rhodes and Rohan Heath of Kiiōtō join Taya Jae on Talkin' Music to celebrate the release of their debut Album, As Dust We Rise.

Halos arise from sunlight refraction through microscopic ice crystals, usually aloft in cirrus clouds.

Sam Burchfield & The Scoundrels celebrate the release of their new album, Me and My Religion.

Sam Gellerstein, Sousaphone player for the Philadelphia based band SNACKTIME joins Taya Jae on Talkin' Music.

A star begins its life as a cloud of gas and dust. These are called molecular clouds, and they can range between 1,000 to 10 million times the mass of the sun.

Sisters Ophelia and Mona of the pop-punk band RLY ORY join Taya Jae on Talkin' Music.

A planetary alignment means that 3 or more planets line up in a row, as seen from the Earth, in the same area of the sky, that is, a “parade of planets”. The planets lie ROUGHLY on a line called the ecliptic, the path that the Sun appears to follow against the background of stars as we on Earth orbit the Sun. The parade can be tens of degrees in le…

Blues and Rockabilly Musician Jacob Shije joins Taya Jae to talk about his musical upbringing, his love of Rock 'n' Roll and the intersection of his Indigenous identity and his music.

When a star dies what is left behind is called a stellar remnant. The type of stellar remnant is dependent upon the star’s mass.

The Fretliners will perform at Bluecorn Café on Saturday June 15th at 7:30 pm.

Carbondale based singer-songwriter Natalie Spears joins Taya Jae to talk about the release of her new album, Hymn of Wild Things.

Saturn's rings are one of the most astonishing things to see with your own eyes.

Melanie Finan interviews The Polish Ambassador.

Moonshine Family Traveling Medicine Show featuring Rosemerry Wahtola Trommer with Steve Law and special guest Craig Childs will be Saturday May 18th at 8:30 pm.

This year’s Lake City Star Fest will be held June 7-9. We invite the public to celebrate the incredible starry night skies in our area along with some of Lake City’s rich and colorful cultural heritage.

Joice Moore and Dan Rubinoff of Ruby Joyful join Taya Jae to talk about their new album and their upcoming Colorado shows.

Back in February Taya Jae hosted the first ever live Talkin' Music at the Sherbino in Ridgway, featuring singer-songwriter May Erlewine.

While gazing at that mystical point of light, time and space seem to disappear, if only for a moment. Even us older stargazers can still find plenty to wonder about when it comes to twinkling stars.

Colorado singer-songwriter Patrick Dethlefs to perform at Bluecorn Café in Montrose on Friday April 26th at 7:30 pm.

James Kirby will perform at the Grand Mesa Arts and Events Center with Ellen Stapenhorst on Saturday April 20th at 7 pm.

AJ Fullerton to tour western slope with new album.

On Monday, April 8, 2024, we’ll be able to see a total solar eclipse from parts of Mexico, the U. S., and Canada. Another such eclipse won’t be visible from the 48 contiguous States for 20 years.

Tune in for a conversation that meanders through the difficulties of election year, to the joy of snacks and Anna's love of Paonia stone fruit.

Andrew, Courtlyn, Will and Jim of the Colorado based band Sturtz, join Taya Jae to discuss rocks, listening rooms and their upcoming album.

The ladies of Mama Lingua join Taya Jae to celebrate Women's History Month, the release of their new EP, Home Studio Sessions, and to talk about their upcoming show at Bluecorn Cafe in Montrose, at the end of the month.

The Coalition, a 501c3 non-profit, is an umbrella organization dedicated to supporting Dark Sky Places.

The Sun is a star that provides Earth with the energy that drives most of our diverse and amazing biology. But where and how do stars form?

Members of Embodying Rhythm and Mama Lingua join Taya Jae in KVNF's Bamboo Room for a fun and lively interview.

On clear, dark nights, we can see dozens of satellites with our eyes alone. Most satellites travel within a zone called Low Earth Orbit that ranges in altitude from 150 to 1200 miles.

Today, we explore a curious solar phenomenon that occurred from 1645 to 1715.

What if I told you that you could travel through time with a telescope? No, a telescope cannot take you back to 1955 to fix your parent’s relationship. However, through a telescope, the possibilities to discover events that happened eons ago are opened by gazing at the colossal night sky.

In the vast expanse of the cosmos, there exists a mysterious force that challenges the very fabric of our understanding — dark matter. Let's embark on a journey into the cosmic unknown, exploring the enigma that comprises 85% of the universe's mass.

Lyndon B. Johnson National Historical Park and the surrounding Hill Country will be offering many events over eclipse weekend.

In December, it’s tempting to stay inside and avoid the cold night air. But the December night sky is impressive! Find a star chart or planetarium App, then go out on a clear night, at least briefly, to enjoy the spectacle!

You may fondly remember the classic Eighties science program Cosmos, narrated by the late great astrophysicist Carl Sagan. In the episode “The Shores of the Cosmic Ocean”, he famously uttered “we’re made of star stuff”. We are the products of nucleosynthesis, a set of processes that created the chemical elements, the building blocks of all we see a…

2024 is almost here, and in astronomy, a lot will be happening.